Pessary clamping means



Dec. 16, 1947, Y, H, K RKJIAN 2,432,769

PESSARY GLAMPING MEANS Filed May 15, 1946 Patented Dec. 16, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PESSARY CLAMPING MEANS Yervant H. Kurkjian, Clifton, N. J. Application May 15, 1946, Serial No. 669,981 1 Claim. (01. 128-128) This invention relates to a pessary and has for one of its objects the provision of a clamping means for gripping the body of the wearer at the mouth of the vaginal canal for supporting the pessary in a proper position within the canal.

A further object of this invention is the production of a simple and efiicient means for hooking into the flesh directly behind the pubic bone adjacent the mouth of the opening of the vaginal canal and yieldably gripping the exterior of the body above the opening of the vaginal canal to support the pessary and also to facilitate the removal of the pessary.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will appear throughout the following specification and claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the pessary mounted in position, the portions of the wearers body being shown in section;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the pessary;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modified form of detachable clamp;

Figure 4 is an enlarged side elevational view of the clamp shown in Figure 3, a portion of the pessary being shown in section.

This application is directed to a species of invention canceled from my application upon which Patent Number 2,404,384, issued July 23, 1946.

By referring to the drawing, it Will be seen that In designates the pessary which carries a clamp ll comprising an inner gripping jaw l2 which is adapted to grip or impress itself into the flesh of the wearer inside the mouth of the vaginal canal behind the pubic bone, as shown in Figure 1, and an outer yieldable gripping jaw l-3 which is adapted to grip the body of the wearer outside the said opening. The inner jaw l2 constitutes a forwardly protruding hook-like knob, and the outer jaw I3 is preferably yieldable having a finger-grip 14 at its outer end.

As shown in Figure 2 the bead l5 of the pessary I0 is provided with a channel IS in the upper face for receiving a suitable medicated jelly-like substance IT. The pessary Ill may be flexed to the position shown in dotted lines, if desired, to fit the same into position.

The clamp H constitutes a two-point suspension for the pessary located at the front of the opening and will efiiciently support the pessary in position whether or not the inner edge l8, shown in Figure 1 is in a contacting or supporting position.

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the pessary Ill may be provided with a detachable clamp ll of substantially the same design shown in Figure 1 to provide a two-point suspension means for the pessary I0 Having described the claimed is:

A pessary of the class described comprising a body adapted to be inserted into the vaginal canal, said body having a clamping means at one end, said clamping means comprising a pair of fixed jaws, one jaw having a forwardly protrudinvention, what is ing knob which is adapted to engage the interior wall of the vaginal canal and the other jaw being flexible and adapted to engage the exterior wall of the vaginal canal adjacent the opening of the canal for fixedly supporting one end of the body of the pessary within the canal from an exterior position.

YERVANT H. KURKJIAN.

Name Date Lay Marl 11, 1941 Banning July 29, 1873 Number 

